Help the mad scientist complete his lab notes by dragging the correct articles into the blanks. Choose "(none)" when no article is needed (zero article).

The mad scientist noted that (none) robots generally lack a sense of humor, but the robots in his basement won't stop laughing at his new haircut.

The mad scientist noted that (none) robots generally lack a sense of humor, but the robots in his basement won't stop laughing at his new haircut.

In English, when we make a generalization about plural countable nouns (like "robots everywhere"), we use the zero article ((none)). Romance languages often use "the" (e.g., los robots, les robots) in these cases, which is a common trap!

We use the for the second blank because we are talking about a specific, restricted group of robots: the ones in his basement.